Fall 2026 - Anastasia Salter

Summary: This is a class that I have run once so far, and is an exercise in gamification applied to modern Japanese history’s Bakumatsu/Meiji Restoration. Students collaborated to build a dec…

In preparation for teaching my Japanese Empire module this fall at St Andrews Claude Code and I put together an online interactive map of the Japanese empire. I hope it may be useful to others as w…

After reading the two front-page articles from the August 20 issue of China Social Science News translated at 2026: Beware Historical Nihilism! The Tang Dynasty was Not a Fake Dynasty I got to wondering about Chinese law and prosecutions for politically incorrect view of Chinese history. In these latter days the prosecutions about writing and publishing are actually a kinder and gentler approach compared with the way matters were handled both formally and informally in Mao's day when thinking the wrong thoughts was itself a crime.

Explore 42,073 located Great Wall heritage sites on an interactive map, with verified history and facts.

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Abstract. This book is positioned at the intersection of two lines of inquiry: the co-production of hierarchical difference in world politics and reading t

Historical Geographies: The Basics provides readers with a thorough grounding in a sub-discipline that revisits the past through a geographical lens. It encourages the reader to pursue researching the...

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association